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DoD IG Opens Investigation Into Shanahan’s Potential Conflicts Of Interest With Boeing

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019

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DoD IG Opens Investigation Into Shanahan’s Potential Conflicts Of Interest With Boeing

Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan

The Pentagon’s inspector general has opened an investigation into Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan potential bias towards Boeing [BA], his former employer, following a request from an ethics watchdog group, according to a spokeswoman. The investigation, first reported by Politico, is in regards to alleged comments Shanahan made disparaging Boeing’s competitors and showing bias to the company where he previously served as a senior executive. “The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General has decided to investigate complaints we recently…

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